Vengeance - Wings Of An Arrow (2000) + ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ian Parry - Lead Vocals Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Guitars Oscar Holleman - Guitars Jan Bijlsma - Bass John Snels - Drums Produced by Vengeance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) The Last Of The Fallen Heroes (Parry, Lucassen) 5:14 2) Wings Of An Arrow (Parry, Lucassen) 4:43 3) Trouble In Town (Parry, Lucassen) 3:21 4) As The Last Teardrop Falls (Parry, Lucassen) 4:18 5) One'O'Nine (109) (Lucassen) 4:16 6) Edge Of Time (Parry, Lucassen) 3:10 7) Outta Control (Parry, Lucassen) 3:11 8) Blood Money (Parry, Lucassen) 3:13 9) Outta My Head (Parry, Lucassen) 3:48 10) Funky Little Lady (Parry, Lucassen) 3:28 11) Football Crazy (Parry, Lucassen) 4:06 - Previously unreleased mix 12) Hold On Tight (Parry, Lucassen) 4:19 13) Keepin' Up With The Joneses (Parry, Lucassen) 4:08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) The Last Of The Fallen Heroes (Parry, Lucassen) 5:14 Yeah Long ago, in a land of make believe... Stood a knight in shinning armour Swore an oath... to protect his lady Queen... From those who try to harm her Darkness fell... like a shadow cold and mean Through the kingdom spread a story... Of his love... with the daughter of the Queen So a tale was born from envy So it came to pass, a proclamation made... That would banish him forever Now the plot was set, his majesty the trade Warlords rule in the... castle of slaves Chorus 1: He rides through the night... on a stallion of white He's the last of the fallen heroes! Until justice is done, let the kingdom be one... With the last of the fallen heroes! Far away, across the open seas... Stood the palace of salvation He must go... and bring back the sacred keys... To unlock the spell against him And in the forest deep, an ambush lay ahead A tidy sum was paid to end him Once the knight in shinning armour is dead Warlords rule in the... castle of slaves Chorus 1 Chorus 2: He rides through the night... He's the last of the fallen heroes! On a stallion of white He's the last of the fallen heroes! Chorus 1 & 2 Until justice is done With the last of the fallen heroes! Let the kingdom be one... With the last of the fallen heroes! Chorus 2 Let the kingdom be one... With the last of the fallen heroes! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Wings Of An Arrow (Parry, Lucassen) 4:43 Rising... on the wings of an arrow Drifting high above the clouds Looking down... like creatures of sorrow Feel the sun beam through your mind Chorus: We're on a journey into nowhere Come taste the flower, it'll take us there No turning back, once you've entered here... On the wings of an arrow Sailing... like ships without water It casts a spell of dreams unkind Naked lies, fortune of pleasure Can the blind man... lead the blind Chorus Sailing in the wings I've been drifting... through my mind The corridors of space... will take you far away On the wings of an a (5) On the wings of an arrow! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Trouble In Town (Parry, Lucassen) 3:21 Bang! Bang! Strike hard an' knock 'em down Before the strangers wreck the town No time to think what's right or wrong One shot is all you've got So be brave, ready or not So just pull the trigger, you must be strong Chorus: Get down! - Down! - Trouble in Town! Bite the dust and hit the ground Get Down, don't even think about it! Get down! - Down! - Trouble in Town! Shoot to kill, don't mess around Ain't no doubt about it - Trouble in Town! It's not what you think Shoot you dead for a lousy drink It's evil over good, you musn't fail You've got the upper hand 'Cos you know the prairie land Hit 'em like a hammer to a nail Chorus Trouble in Town! (2) Bite the dust and hit the ground Trouble in Town! (2) Shoot to kill, don't mess around Trouble in Town! (2) Don't let the strangers wreck the town Trouble in Town! (2) Come on! (3) Chorus Get down! - Down! - Trouble in Town! Bite the dust and hit the ground Get Down, don't even think about it! Get down! - Down! - Trouble in Town! Shoot to kill, don't mess around Ain't no doubt about it We're not looking for trouble, yeah! We're not looking for trouble! We're not looking for trouble, trouble! We're not looking for trouble! Trouble! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) As The Last Teardrop Falls (Parry, Lucassen) 4:18 As I sit and watch the water flow It reminds me of the bitterness... we felt so long ago Who'd have believed our lives would separate... So silently without a trace It's like I don't know who you are Chorus: But where are the words... as the last teardrop falls I won't share this heavy load, watch the water pass me by And reasons don't show... why you left... me alone So I'll say a prayer for us, now you've gone As the last teardrop falls I saw you face reflecting... back at me Break the mirror of your memory 'Cos your image is a tragedy And as the ice begins to melt away The reasons help to ease the pain... As I drift from day to day Chorus But where are the words... as the last teardrop falls Yeah Listen to it tonight! But where are the words... as the last teardrop falls I won't share this heavy load, watch the water pass me by And reasons don't show... why you left me alone So I'll say a prayer for us As the last teardrop falls But where are the words... as the last teardrop falls And reasons don't show... why you left me alone So I'll say a prayer for us As the last... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) One'O'Nine (109) (Parry, Lucassen) 4:16 ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Edge Of Time (Parry, Lucassen) 3:10 Nobody gives a damn what's goin' on 'round here The city streets go wild with so much pain and fear Shoot up and blow your mind, it makes no sense Tomorrow's children trapped behind a barbed wire fence Chorus: 'Cos we're... Livin' - on the edge of... (2) Livin' - on the edge of time When you're... Livin' - nobody gives a damn Livin' - I know just who I am Livin' - on the edge of time Yeah Can we survive the journey of the human race It's up to us to make this world a better place 'Cos we're... Livin' - on the edge of... (2) Livin' - on the edge of time When you're... Livin' - nobody gives a damn Livin' - I know just who I am Livin' - on the edge of time Chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Outta Control (Parry, Lucassen) 3:11 Driving through the streets at night I turn the headlights low Darkness falls, I'm losing sight I'mmmmmmmm, I'm outta control Don't you know!? (2) How much faster can I go till I turn the wheel Heading for the rocks below I'mmmmmmmm, I'm outta control Chorus 1: Gotta get out! (3) I'm going crazy! Gotta get out! (3) Spinning around! Gotta get out! (3) Oh, I'mmmmmmmm - I'm outta control! Yeah Blood keeps racing through my veins Make this sucker bleed Where's the sense without the brains Sick inside my head - I'm outta control Chorus 2: Evil hides in me, Demon's rides with me Takes control, feel them twisting inside of my head So let me be, cast this spell from me Give me the power and strength so that I can be free Like the horse without the reins running wild and free Better tie me up in chains, I'mmmmmmmm - I'm outta control! Chorus 1 & 2 Free! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Blood Money (Parry, Lucassen) 3:13 I'm caught in a backfire... on the streets of L. A., hey Never looking for trouble... but trouble's headin' my way Chorus 1: What can we do to stop this... evil game Politicians won't take this... away No, no, no, no, no, no! Chorus 2: It's blood money! - Blood money! Blood money's got a hook on you Greed for money! - Blood money! It'll get the best of you Running for cover Heard a deadly scream And the bullets were flying This ain't no... childhood dream Chorus 1 & 2 Look inside my crystal ball, it's plain to see Pleasure that comes from pain, condenscending over me Our eyes don't see the mysteries of... this empty world Possession of guilt or shame, just the endless... deadly lies It's blood money! - Blood money! Blood money's got a hook on you Greed for money! - Blood money! You know, it'll get the best of you It's blood money! - Blood money! Blood money's got a hook on you Greed for money! - Blood money! It'll get the (3) best of you Blood money! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Outta My Head (Parry, Lucassen) 3:48 Hey, the time is right, it's just around midnight I'm feeling bad, bad to the bone It's not too late, well I can't wait I've got delusions goin' out of control Chorus 1: Preacher, Preacher! Is it a sin? Or is it just... the state I'm in Don't need no doctor... to tell me the news I got a case of those boosin'... blues Chorus 2: Goin' outta my head - on a bottle or two Goin' outta my head - what else can I do? I'll hit the town... and get on down Goin' outta my head, till I - hit the ground It's kinda hard to criticize, when you feel like me I'm burning up... deep inside, the booze has got a spell on me Chorus 1 Chorus 3: Goin' outta my head - on a bottle or two Goin' outta my head - what else can I do? I'll hit the town... and get on down Goin' outta my head, till I - hit the ground, yeah Hey Chorus 2 (2) Chorus 3 Goin' outta my head... Yeah yeah yeah On a bottle or two Yeah yeah yeah Goin' outta my head I'm bad to the bone That's right, baby ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) Funky Little Lady (Parry, Lucassen) 3:28 Let me tell you a story, I know how strange it may sound Still only a school boy 'bout the age I strted to play around Sex to me was for grown-ups and condoms we blew up with air That's right Fate changed me forever, opened up my eyes to the world Chorus 1: What's going down - You know that everybody's looking at me What's going down - It's strange to see Chorus 2: Funky little lady - A Juke box baby Funky little lady - Sweet as a child Funky little lady - She's driving me crazy Funky little lady - She's driving me wild Her skin was darker in color, sweet scented and rich She had a style luke a lady, no hidden desires of a bitch, yeah Her signs went unnotices, casual smiles in the streets, yeah One day she called me over, she said: 'Close your eyes, here's a treat' Chorus 1 & 2 What's going down - You know that everybody's looking at me What's going down - It's strange to see What's going round - And now that everybody's pointing at me What's going round - It's news to me Chorus 2 Yeah Ooh! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) Football Crazy (Parry, Lucassen) 4:06 - Previously unreleased mix One, two... One, two, three, four! I remember the night we tried to watch the game Adrenelin pumpin', you stuck your face in the screen I had the six packs ready, I took the phone off the hook We all sang - rock steady - and later got in a ruck Chorus: And as the players... kicked the ball around the field The TV flickered, then... the screen disappeared Pandemonium, screaming in a rage If looks could kill, I'd be lying in my grave Football Crazy! Football Mad! Always together Football was all we had Alarm bells ringing, I went weak at the knees Temperature's rising... to over fourty degrees Ans I picked up the hammer, I gave my neighbour a call I spend a week in the slammer But watched the game through a hole in the wall Chorus Football Crazy! Football Mad! Always together Cause those were the best days we ever had Football Crazy! We were football Mad! We spent every day together, whether good or bad Come rain or stormy weather, we'd be there together Football was all we ever had I said Football Crazy! We were football Mad! We spent every day together, whether good or bad Come rain or stormy weather, we'd be there together Football was all we ever had Yeah I know what you say All dreams have to end Football Crazy! And Football Mad! Always together Football was all we had Football Crazy! And Football Mad! Always together Cause those were the best days we ever had Football Crazy! Football Mad! Football Crazy! (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12) Hold On Tight (Parry, Lucassen) 4:19 Yeah yeah! High heels and walkin' tall... with eyes that could set you on fire Soft skin, a mischievous grin... and legs that couldn't stretch any higher Chorus 1: She's sixteen, just a kid with a dream Keeps pictures on her bedroom wall Her mind is clean, but she's ever so green Just a natural born girl Chorus 2: You gotta hold, hold on tight Don't lose your love for desire - Desire! Don't let your love... slip away Love can snap like a wire Fornication's no explanation Why pretty girls keep taking the blame You can't judge a book by its cover As some cynics do and that is a shame Chorus 1 & 2 One look at her... makes you stop and stare She's so inviting, that's never the intention Young and beautifull - What's come over you She can drive you... right out of your mind, yeah yeah yeah You gotta hold - Hold! - Hold on tight, yeah Hold - Hold! - Hold on tight (2) Chorus 2 Hold, hold on tight Don't lose your love for desire - Desire! Don't let your love... slip away Love can snap like a wire Ow! (Spoken): Yeah baby! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13) Keepin' Up With The Joneses (Parry, Lucassen) 4:08 Whoa, Mrs. Jones! Hello! Hey! Whoa! Now, now, now, now, Yeah! She's keeping up with the Joneses! Yeah! Everything she wants, everything she asks for Clever woman, she knows how to be When she's on the phone, my life's a misery Trails and tribulations, cheap imitations They have it, so buy me the same Get me out of here or I know I swear I'll give her something and it won't be my name Chorus 1: Whatever she wants she gets How can I refuse No woman's gonna make... a fool out of me This ain't no way to behave Chorus 2: Keepin' up with the Joneses Ah aah! Keepin' up with the Joneses! Ah aah! No matter what they've got, she's keeping up... She's keepin' up with the Joneses Like a clown said, 'She wouldn't take long' Kept me waiting an hour or three When she takes too long... there goes the best part of me Chorus 1 & 2 I can't take it anymore! She wants a garden... just like her friend Keepin' up with the Joneses Hey, she's drivin' me 'rond the bend Keepin' up with the Joneses She wants the car changed, 'cos it's the trend Keepin' up with the Joneses She's drivin' me 'rond the bend Yeah, keepin' up with the Joneses Chorus 2 (2) Keepin' up with the Joneses Yes, she is Keepin' up with the Joneses The Joneses got a spell on me Keepin' up with the Joneses Keepin' up (3) Yeah, the Joneses got a spell on me (Spoken): That was a pretty brilliant take By the way, your mrs. called an she asked me to ask you If you could pick her up at the Joneses? ------------------------------------------------------------------------